Description

As a Foster Care Home Finder, you will recruit, train, certify, and maintain foster and pre-adoptive foster homes to children from birth through age 21 who have been removed from their homes and placed in foster care. Each foster parent receives training and ongoing professional support to promote a positive, successful experience. You will report to the Foster Care Recruitment Coordinator and you will work on-site

Responsibilities:

• Participate actively in community activities and events to recruit foster parents
• Participate in developing an active recruitment plan for recruiting foster parents
• Handle inquiries and applications from potential foster parents
• Facilitate all orientation meetings with potential foster parents
• Complete all paperwork for the certification process
• Prepare and present NTDC training for potential foster parents
• Assess families’ ability to foster children as it relates to the 14 Characteristics of Successful Parents who Foster or Adopt
• Complete home studies for all recommended foster homes
• Conduct safety assessments to assure the health and safety of foster homes
• Facilitate agency pre-certification trainings
• Maintain certified foster family records
• Handle the recertification process, including development of yearly reauthorization narrative with each family, assessing strengths and needs of the foster home
• Provide ongoing training and support for certified parents in conjunction with the foster care team
• Check with certified families on quarterly basis to monitor strengths and needs of the foster home
• Consult with Program Coordinator on homes and placement of children
• Coordinate annual holiday party and a foster parent appreciation event as retention efforts

Requirements and Education:

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in human services, social work, sociology, psychology, education or related field
• At least two years of related experience
• Requires a valid New York driver’s license

Benefits

• Health care package: medical, dental, and vision
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Holiday Pay
• 401 (K) plan
• Life Insurance
• Loan repayment assistance
• Free training/CEU opportunities

About Northern Rivers

At Northern Rivers Family of Services, we work together to make a difference in our client's lives. Northern Rivers empowers children, adults, and families to change their lives and build stronger communities.

Northern RiversFamily of Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire great people from a variety of backgrounds, not because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger! All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any othercharacteristicprotected under applicable law. We cherishthe unique contributions of our diverse staff and are building a culture where everyone has the opportunity to do the meaningful work.

Qualifications

Description

Foster Care Supervisor Home Finder

Full-time

Hybrid

Schenectady

You will provide administrative supervision of Home Finders in the Foster Care program and will oversee recruitment, training, retention, and case management of prospective and certified foster and kinship families. You will be a representative for the Agency within the community as it pertains to recruitment. You will report to the Director of Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention and will work in a hybrid model.

Responsibilities:

• Provide supervision and professional development of home finders in the program, assuring that workers have the resources needed to perform their job responsibilities.
• Create and implement agency recruitment and retention plans of foster parents and kinship parents.
• Review organization and content of foster parent records to ensure OCFS regulatory standards, COA, and agency standards are met.
• Approval of all certifications, re-certifications and safety assessments of foster and kinship parents. Approve and oversee the implementation of all Performance Improvement Plans and Corrective Actions Plans of foster and kinship parents.
• Oversee the implementation of post certification training opportunities are offered to foster parents.
• Provide proper documentation for all supervisory activities.

Requirements and Education:

• Bachelor's degree required with at least three to four years of requisite experience.
• Experience in child welfare and/or juvenile detention preferred.
• One year supervisory experience preferred.

Benefits

• Health care package: medical, dental, and vision available
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Holiday Pay
• 401 (K) plan
• Life Insurance available
• Loan repayment assistance
• Free training/CEU opportunities

At Northern Rivers Family of Services, we work together to make a difference in our client's lives. Northern Rivers empowers children, adults, and families to change their lives and build stronger communities.

Northern RiversFamily of Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire great people from a variety of backgrounds, not because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger! All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any othercharacteristicprotected under applicable law. We cherishthe unique contributions of our diverse staff and are building a culture where everyone has the opportunity to do the meaningful work.

Qualifications